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  1. 05-17-2002, 07:34 AM #1
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    Crooked Monks

    In Thailand a novice Buddhist monk hooked on amphetamines has confessed to the rape and murder of a 23 year old British tourist, reports World Press Review.This crime,however,is just one in a series of scandals" that have plagued Buddhist clergymen recently."In addition to a rising number of criminal offenses,materialistic greed is corrupting Buddhism."In what way?"The selling of good-luck charms is a lucrative business for some monks,who travel in chauffeur-driven limos." As a result,the "people's faith in once-revered Buddhist clergy is being challenged." The magazine also notes that in an effort to curb "drug abuse" among monks,"monasteries have opened detox centers."
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    I don't think there is any such thing as a religion that has no flawed members. Where there are humans, there are imperfections.
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    Addicts become buddhists and paedophiles become Catholics... Ahhh, what a world!
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    all of us were born with a sin nature. We are all natural sinners. Its is a shame we put certain people on such high pedistals and get upset when they screw up once.
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    None of us were born as sinners when we are conceived and born we have no knowledge of evil.The only thing we are born with is our innocence.its society that corrupts us and our own minds
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    Originally posted by Billy Boy
    None of us were born as sinners when we are conceived and born we have no knowledge of evil.The only thing we are born with is our innocence.its society that corrupts us and our own minds

    That is so true Billy Boy what a profound statement
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